Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

“You have certainly piqued my interest… I admit there are still some aspects of you that I don’t fully understand.”

The gold dust smiled faintly:

"You're being very sincere this time."

The virtual entity sighed:

"Sincerity is one of my few precious qualities, so there's no need to emphasize it."

"See that maze ahead? I'll know you completely before you even get out of there."

"Also, there's no signal here, so don't try to contact that anonymous person again."

"Our journey is not over yet, and your life is still unfolding... and I don't mind making this process very, very long."

Sand Gold reached the maze on the edge of the town, where he heard children's voices again.

"Wow, this place is so high—higher than the tallest rock in the desert!"

This is a maze built in a garden, and the child's voice appears again...

"There are so many more flowers—sister, this purple one is for you—"

Sand Gold could only hear the child's voice, but could not see the person, so he could only wander in the maze.

Suddenly, an item caught his attention.

On the ground ahead, there were some rusty shackles piled up.

Seeing these things, Sand Gold couldn't help but recall his painful past.

"What did you remember?" The virtual entity seized the opportunity and immediately stirred things up.

"It's nothing," Sand Gold said calmly.

The virtual entity immediately laughed and continued to stab in the back:

Do you need a hint?

"This is a pair of shackles on you."

“I remember clearly the first job that man gave you, the first pot of gold you earned.”

"You just need to wrap this iron chain around your fist; that's the only tool you can find."

"Then, in that labyrinth, you..."

"Shut up." Sand Gold frowned.

It must be said that the virtual entity's words and the illusions before our eyes have indeed interfered with the gold mining efforts during this period.

"Oh~ You don't want to face that past? You don't want to admit that your life is only worth sixty Taambas?"

"In my opinion, neither is the right answer... You refuse to face it simply because it proves your weakness."

Sand Gold turned around and retorted:

"Why would a weak person take such a risk?"

The virtual entity nods:

"That's right, you like to take risks... but you just can't let go of certain unnecessary things."

Even in this beautiful dream, you only dare to try 'death' on yourself.

His smile grew increasingly arrogant:

“Those accompanying personnel could have been your trump cards, playing a much more significant role.”

"The family has countless stains; all it takes is making a few small sacrifices..."

"If it were opal, the problem would have been solved long ago."

"Just like Mr. Yan Huan once suggested to you, why not do something bad on the spot and frame the family directly?"

"You know your company is huge and powerful. You know perfectly well who the border prisons rightfully belong to. What's wrong with using dirty methods?"

"Unfortunately, you won't listen."

“If you had listened to even a little bit, you wouldn’t have ended up like this…”

"Why not do that? It can't be out of some kind of professional ethics, can it?"

Sand Gold, with his arms folded, retorted:

"The techniques you mentioned are very efficient, but it's not that I don't know them, it's that I disdain using them, understand?"

"If the game isn't fair, what's the fun in it?"

"Fair?" The virtual entity's eyes widened.

"Are you OK?"

"As if your opponent is being so fair to you."

"You think the only place under the shadow of family influence is the Grand Theater? Didn't you notice even a little bit when you were driving at night?"

"The situation is clearly against you, so why are you still persisting? What exactly did the Masked Fool's words enlighten you about?"

Sand Gold smiled calmly:

"She gave me an answer that was enough to overturn everything."

"Hmph, overturn everything?" the virtual entity scoffed. "You mean, make everything on the card table disappear?"

Sand Gold sneered:

"This is cheating."

No longer wanting to argue with this guy who was trying to get him to stay calm, Sand Gold continued searching for the exit from the maze.

Once again, I heard the little boy's voice in my ear.

"If we take these leaves back—will they bloom into new little flowers—?"

After walking a few steps, Sand Gold's gaze suddenly sharpened.

In his line of sight, a golden button lay quietly on the ground.

Seeing this, the virtual gold dust mocked again:

"Your expression right now is really hard to describe."

"The amulet your mother left you is made of pure gold. Why did you never consider selling it?"

"If you did that, you and your sister could have lived a normal life for a while."

"Looking back, that was the better choice."

The sound of gold sinking:

"Mom only left us two pieces of jewelry, a necklace and a talisman. There will never be a third one."

The virtual entity said disdainfully:

"You've always said that—but you actually regret not selling them, don't you?"

Sand Gold squinted his eyes:

"Don't look for trouble."

The virtual entity took one look and immediately laughed even harder:

"Ah... I understand."

“You must remember what your sister said back then: ‘You are a child blessed by the Mother Goddess, and you can lead the clan to happiness. So always remember to protect yourself, and never resent pain and poverty.’”

"Your words are still ringing in our ears, aren't they?"

"You're a good boy, I'll never forget that."

"So you certainly won't forget how tragic her last moments were, how heart-wrenching the screams behind you were..."

The virtual character spoke with great emotion:

"You just ran away without looking back and did as she said."

"Tsk tsk... What a lifelong regret."

Sand Gold's brow furrowed even deeper.

"That's enough, don't you have anything else to talk about?"

The virtual entity was even more pleased:

"This is the second time you've interrupted me. You're really easy to understand."

"I finally understand what you're thinking... Hmph, that's insane."

"From that star core, to the robin's silence, two murders, the negotiations with Sunday, and the masked fool's hints..."

"What exactly do you want? What are you waiting for?"

The gold dust replied impatiently:

"We'll know the answer once the dice are rolled."

The virtual entity rolled its eyes:

"Alright, then save me a seat in the audience. I want to see just how capable you are."

"However, I'm still very curious..."

"If you could start all over again, would you still want to be a child blessed by the Mother Goddess?"

"..."

Sand Gold did not answer, disappearing into the shadows of the building.

Chapter 701 There are no "what ifs" in this world.

A long time passed.

Even the gold dust did not hear the sound of the [homophonic] illusion.